Novelty check protector



1,498,977 A. H. MIDDLESWART NOVELTY CHECKA PROTECTOR Filed April 24. 1923 317:? antw.'

Patented June 24, 1924.

UNITED STATES ALLEN I-I. MIDDLESWART, 0F PIQUA, OHIO.

. NOVELTY canon Pao'rno'ion,

Application led April 24, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALLEN H. MIDDLE- swAR'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Piqua, in the county of Miami and State of liio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Novelty Check Protectors, of which the following is a specilication.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a check protector, that .is so extremely simple of construction, that the same may be manufactured at such a cost as to be given away by banks or other savings institutions as an advertising novelty, the same being of such a nature as to be readily employed by depositors for marking upon their checks the exact amount for which the same are drawn for thereby overcoming any liability of the same being raised.

The primary object of the invention, is, therefore, the provision of such a check protector that may be manufactured at eX- tremely small cost, the invention consisting essentially of the two elements, and these so connected with each other for operating with each other, to substantially reduce the liability of disarrange-ment to a minimum.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a novelty check protector thatris of such a size and natuie as to permit the same to be used for the purposes intended, whenever a check is drawn.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure l-is a bottom plan view of my device.

Figure Q-is a top plan view thereof, and

Figure 3-is an enlarged detail longitudinal cross section of the protector.

With particular reference to the drawing, 5 designates a metallic disk of suitable size, the center thereof being formed with a circular raised portion 6. Adjacent the edge of this disk, the same is formed at spaced Serial No. 634,229.

points thereon with raised projections 8, which are formed preferably by a stamping process, it being noted from a consideration of Figure 4, that each of these series of projections constitute a numeral from 1 to Q inclusive, this disk being also formed with series of projections of desirable designs designated 9 in Figure 1, the purpose of which will be presently apparent.

Secured to the raised portion 6 of the disk 5 is another disk 10, the securing means being preferably rivets 11. This disk 1() is formed upon its periphery with radiating spring legs 12, the leg above each numeral or design formed by the projections 8 and the disk 5 being perforated at 13 in such a manner as to receive the projections of the disk when that particular spring arm is forced downwardly.

-The purpose of the raised portion 6 of the disk 5 is to support the disk 10 and radiating arms 12 above the disk 5, and in view of the above description, it will at once be apparent that a check may be inserted between the disk 5 and anyone of the spring arms 12 of the disk 10, after which the said arm may be depressed for consequently marking the check with the desired numeral or design 9, it of course being understood that these designs 9 are to be punctured upon the check at the beginning and end of the total number punctured upon the check.

It will be obvious that I have provided an extremely simplified form of check protector, and one that may be so manufactured as to be given away as a novelty by banking or other savings institutions, and although I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment. of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A check protector comprising two disks concentrically fixed with relation to each other, the under disk being provided at its periphery with a series of radially disposed arm portions each having a number of punched up prongs disposed with their pointed ends above the upper surfaces of the arm portions, the lower disk having an with openings which register vertically with the prongs provided upon the arm portion of the lower disk. 10

In testimony whereof I affix my signuture.

ALLEN H. MIDDLESVAR'T. 

